Safe or vault.



W. BRINTON.

SAFE OR VAULT.

PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 No. 793,121. Patented June 2'7. 1905.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

\VALTER BRINTON, OF I-HG-HRRTDG-E, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO TAYLOR IRONAND STEEL COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF N E\V JERSEY.

SAFE OR VAULT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,121, dated June 27,1905,

application filed June 17, 1904. Serial No. 212,92

[1) II'h/HII/ Y'i 'I/ (fill/067'? projects beyond a relativelyflatsurfacelocated 5 Be itknown that [,W'ALTun BRINTON, acitiat theouter terminus of the jamb-surface,

Zen of the United States, residing in Highwhich is substantiallyflushwith a similar or bridge, in the county of Hunter-don and Statematchingsurfacecontiguoustheretolocated on of New Jersey, have inventedcertain new and the door, so that such surfaces are protected by usefulimprovements in Safes or Vaults, of the projecting portion of thefront'from sledg- 55 which the following is a specification. ing oranalogous operations with-a view of This invention relates to safes orvaults, opening the joint around the door. In the more particularly tothat class thereof known present improvement also the door is shownasburglar-proof safesand vaults, theobject provided with inserts whichmay be located of the invention being to provide an improved therein ina similar manner to that shown and 60 burglar-proof structure with itsdoor-joint described in the said application that is to protected in asomewhat similar manner to say, substantially flush with the outersurface that shown and described in my contemporaneof such door, Figs.4:, 5or they may project ously-pending application, Serial No. 194,655,beyond the outer-surface thereof, as illustrated liled February 23,190%, now Patent No. in Figs. 2 and 5 'TTLTOJE, dated October 4, 1904,and which in those safes or vaults which do not have fully discloses theadvantages of areinforcing the joint around the door provided with a orprotecting means such as that about to be grinding ---that is, aground-surface and pro described and to which reference is made, sotected in the manner shown and described that a more complete statementthan that herein these improved inserts, however, could 7 herein setforth is not deemed necessary. all be used either in the door or body,or in In thedrawings accompanying and-forming both, as shown in Fig. 5,but not With the part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side sameadvantage and security as when located 5 partly vertical sectional viewof thisimproved in a bead or projecting portion of the body safe orvault body. Fig. 2 is a vertical secfront, so that their bottoms orinner faces are 75 tional view of the door. Fig. 3 is a viewsimisubstantially in line with the ground-surfaces lar to Fig. l, butwith the door seated in its of the door and body. jamb. Fig. & is also avertical sectional view The safe or vault body preferablycomprises 3 ofa somewhat different form of door from an integral body 2, formed, whena superior that shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and Fig. 5 is astructureisdesired,ofumnachineable metal---- 8o sectional view of aportion of a door similar such, for instance, as manganese steel whichto that shown in Fig. 4: and a body constructed when heat-treated hassuperior resisting qualditferently from the 'body shown in Fig. 3.ities, provided with a circular doorway 3, the

Similar characters of reference designate front a of which body projectsbeyond an ancorresponding parts throughout the several nular surface 5,located at and around the 5 ligures. outer terminus of the jamb-surface6. This in the improvement shown and described annular surface may inpractice, if preferred, in my said application hereinbefore referred besquare or Lsulstantially square with the 4 to the safe or vaultbodyonlyis provided with amb-surface. The body is also preferably reinforcingorprotecting inserts, such inserts provided with an interiorly-locatedcircular 9 being shown preferably flush with the outer flange 7,preferably of considerable depth, surface of the body. In the presentimproveprolonging the jamb-surfacc and forming bement these inserts inthe body project beyond tween it and the walls of the body a recess orthe outer surface of such body and are located space whereby substantialuniformity of the not in the bead formed around the doorway, materialaround the jamb may be preserved but in the front of the body proper,which, during the casting of the body and also durhowever, in the formshown in Figs. 1 and 3 ing the heat treatment thereof if the body isandwhich isthcdesirableand practicable form subjected to this step, andwhich llange is shown connected to the wall of the body by a series ofribs or braces 8, preferably integral with the flange and body-wall. Thedoor 9, shown as a circular integral structure preferably formed of thesame material of which the body is made, preferably comprises a body 10and an inwardly-extending flange 11. The door is provided contiguous toits joint-surface at the outer terminus thereof with an annular surface12, which is flush or substantially flush with the annular surface ofthe body. This annular surface 12 may in practice, if preferred, besquare or substantially square with the joint-surface of the door. Suchmeeting or matching surfacesthat is, surfaces which when properly groundresult in a flush or substantially flush metal-to-metal tight jointformgrinding-surfaces, so that when the door is firmly seated in its jamband the two surfaces 5 and 12 ground to be flush, or substantially so,with each other there is no space at or around the joint for theinsertion of a wedge or explosive fluid to assist inv the forcing out ofthe door.

The door in the present instance is shown as a rotary door, although thepresent features could be used in connection with a door secured to itsseat by bolts, if desired, and for that purpose suitable lugs orlocking-surfaces 13 are provided, which are more fully described in mysaid application hereinbefore referred to.

In the form of door shown in Figs. 2 and 3 it will be observed that thefront of the door 9 projects beyond the annular ground surface 12, thusto a certain extent protecting it. The front of the safe or vault bodyis reinforced by a series of members 14, interlocked with such frontduring the casting of the body, they being shown as wedge-shaped,whereby they dovetail into corresponding pockets or recesses in the bodyfront, and so held against displacement. These members are formed of ametal composition different from that of which thebodyisformed-such,forinstance,as chrome or analogous hard steelbeinglocated 1n position to receive the blows of a sledge or other tool, soas to'resist such blows and prevent peening of the metal of the bodyadjat to the joint. In the present construction of safe these hard-metalinserts are located at intervals around the doorway and in the preferredform of safe with their inner surfaces 15 substantially in line with theannular relativelyflatground-surface 5, located at the outer terminus ofthe jamb, so that even should one or more of the inserts be forced outof their pockets the inner wall 16 of such pockets or recesses would notbe below orbeyond the join tsurface. It is partly for this reason thatthe construction shown in Figs. 1 and 3 is an advantage over that shownin Fig. 5. These inserts in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3 projectbeyond the surface of the body and preferably have their edgescurved orrounded. By

with, as in Figs. Land 5, or projecting beyond,

as in Figs. 2 and 3, the amount of projection being determined accordingto circumstances. Theinsertsin thedoor may alternate, if desired, withthe inserts in the body. IVhen the inserts are flush with the door orbody, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, they may be inserted so as to projectslightly and then ground to conform to the surface of the part in whichthey are located.

By providing two sets of inserts, one located in the door and one in thebody adjacent to such door, and both of which project beyond the doorand body, the use of a sledge or analogous tool on the material of thebody and door is intercepted. Such a structure, with its series ofbristling projections around the door-joint, thus has what mightproperly be considered a porcupine formation, materially reinforcing thesafe or vault. It, moreover, assists in the production of a bettercasting, since the inserts act as chills, as pointed out in my saidapplication hereinbefore referred to. These protecting or reinforcinginserts could be located along joints other than that shown, if desired,should the vault body or door he made of several members instead of asan integral structure, as shown herein.

One of the features which I consider a very valuable one is theformation of such body so that within the forward outer boundary of thefront there is located an annular relatively flat surface 5, forming theouter terminus of the jamb-surface and matching and flush orsubstantially flush with a similar contiguous surface 12 formed on thedoor. In the said application hereinbefore referred to and in thecontemporaneously-pending application filed by myself and \Valter GastonSeptember 30, 1903, Serial No. 175,161, this feature was provided; butthe forwardly-projecting portion at the base of which this annularsurface was located was in the nature of a bead. In thepresentimprovcment, however, it will be seen that a distinct bead,separate and independent of the front, is done away with,notwithstanding which, however, the front of the safe, or a partthereof, still projects beyond the joint around the door, and thiswithout the forma tion of a V-shaped space or recess, as has heretoforebeen the case whenever the front of the safe and the door projectedbeyond the jamb, so that the use of a wedge is not in any way assisted.In other words, the door and body matching surfaces 5 and 12 abruptlyterminate the joint-surface at the door, sharply diverging awaytherefrom at each side thereof, while the body front, or a part thereof,projects beyond such matching surfaces, and thus protects the same andmaterially interferes with the use of a sledge or analogous tool.forming what may be termed a depressed joint, since it is within theouter surface of the front portion of the safe-body adjacent to thedoor.

In the present structure the wall 20, which merges into the flat surfaceand into the outer forward surface 21, is curved, and this wall ispreferably of an ogee or substantially ogee formation.

Suitable means may be used when thedoor is a rotary door for locking thesafe against rotation after it is seated in its jamb; but as this doesnot constitute a part of my present invention further reference theretois deemed unnecessary.

llaving thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. A safe or vault bodyhaving at the outer terminus of its jamb-surface and contiguous to andaround the same a relativelvflat surface beyond which the front of suchbody projects.

2. A safe or vault body having at the outer terminus of its jamb-surfaceand contiguous to and around the same a relatively flat surface beyondwhich the front of such body projects, the wall merging into suchsurface and the forward surface of the projecting front having an ogeeor substantially ogee formation.

3. A safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal having a circulardoorway and provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface andcontiguous and around the same with an annular surface located at anangle to the jamb, beyond which the front of the body projects.

4. A safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal having a circulardoorway and provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface andcontiguous and around the same with an annular ground surface square orsubstantially square with such jamb-surface and beyond which the frontofthe body projects.

A safe or vault body having at the outer terminus of its jamb-surfaceand contiguous to and around the same a relatively flat surface beyondwhich the front of such body projects, and a door h'tting into said jamband having its front surface contiguous to such flat surface flush orsubstantially flush therewith.

(3. A safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal having a circulardoorway and provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface andcontiguous and around the same with an annular ground surface located atan angle to the jamb and beyond which the front of the body projects,and acircular door also formed of umnachineable metal litting into saidjamb and having contiguous to its edge a similar annular surface flushor substantially flush therewith.

7. A safe or vault door having at the outer terminus ofitsjoint-surfaceaml contiguous to and around the same a relatively flatsurface beyond which the'front of such door projects.

8. A circular safe or vault door formed of unmachineable metal having atthe outer terminus of its joint-surface and contiguous to and around thesame an annular surface located at an angle to the door edge and beyondwhich the front of such door projects.

9. A circular safe or vault door formed of unmachineablc metal having atthe outer terminus of its joint-surface and contiguous to and around thesame an annular ground surface square or substantially square with suchjoint-surface and beyond which the front of such door projects.

10. A safe or vault body having a circular doorway, and a circular doorlitting therein, said door having contiguous to its joint'sur face atand around the outer terminus thereof a relatively flat annular surfaceand said body having its front projecting beyond such flat annularsurface.

11. A safe or vault structure comprising a body having a circulardoorway and a door titting therein, said structure having around andcontiguous to the doonjoint at the outer terminus thcreof a relativelyflat annular surface beyond which the front of the body projects.

12. An integral safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal havinga circular doorway, and an integral circular door likewise formed ofunmachineable metal fitting said doorway, said body having at and aroundthe outer terminus of its jamb-surface an annular ground surface locatedat an angle to the jamb and beyond which a front portion of such bodymaterially projects.

13. A safe or vault structure comprising a body and a circular door,said body having its wall adjacent to the door projecting beyond theouter terminus of the joint-surface, and said structure having anannular surface abruptly terminating the joint-surface of the door andlocated within the outer terminus of such projecting wall.

14. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral circulardoor each formed of umnachineable metal, the front wall of said bodyprojecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said body and doorhaving a pair of annular matching surfaces located within the forwardboundary of such front wall, and abruptly terminating the joint-surfaceat the door.

A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integralcircular-door each formed of unmachineablemetal, the front wall ofsaidbody projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said body anddoor having a IIO pair of annular matching surfaces located within theforward boundary of such front wall, and abruptly terminating thejoint-surface at the door, such surfaces being located substantiallyparallel to the plane of the door.

16. A safe or vault comprising a body and a circular door, said bodyhaving its wall adjacent to the door projecting beyond the jointsurfaceof the door, and said door or body having a pair of annular matchingsurfaces abruptly terminating the joint-surface at the front of the safeor vault and within the outer terminus of such projecting wall.

17. A safe or vault body having means located in and formed separatefrom the front thereof adjacent to the door-joint, and projectingforwardly of the surface of such body for reinforcing the same. i

18. An integral safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal andhaving a circular doorway, and reinforcing means located in the frontthereof around the door-joint and formed of a composition of metaldifferent from the metal of which such bodyis formed and projectingforwardly of the surface of such body to intercept a sledge or analogoustool,-thereby to prevent the peening of the metal adjacent to suchjoint.

19. A safe or vault body having a series of inserts located at intervalsin the front there of adjacent to and around the door'joint andprojecting forwardly of the surface of such body.

20. A safe or vault body having located side by side in the frontthereof around the doorjoint, a series of wedge-shaped insertsprojecting forwardly of the surface of the body.

21. A safe or vault door having reinforcing means located in and formedseparate from the front thereof and adjacent to its edge and projectingforwardly of such door.

22. A safe or vault door having a series of reinforcing devices locatedat intervals in the front thereof adjacent to its edge.

23. A safe or vault door having a series of projecting reinforcingdevices located in the door adjacent to its edge.

2a. A circular safe or vault door having a circular series ofwedge-shaped inserts located in the front of such door around andadjacent to its edge.

25. A safe or vault door having a series of reinforcing hard metalinserts interlocked with the metal of such door at the front thereof.

26. An integral safe or vault door formed of unmachineable metal havinglocated therein at the front thereof reinforcing means formed of acomposition of metal different from the metal composition of which thedoor is formed.

27. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, each having located inthe front thereof around and adjacent to the joint reinforcing means ofa composition of metal different from that of which such body and doorare formed.

28. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral door,each having located in the front thereof around and adjacent to thedoor-joint, reinforcing means formed of a composition of metal differentfrom that of which such body and door are formed, and projectingrespectively beyond the surfaces of the body and door.

29. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, each having located inthe front thereof around and adjacent to the door-joint, reinforcingmeans comprising a series of wedgeshaped inserts located side by sideand projecting beyond the surfaces of the door and body respectively.

30. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral circulardoor, each formed of unmachineable metal and having interlocked in thefront thereof entirely around and adjacent to the door-joint a series ofprotecting-inserts located at intervals.

31. A safe or vault door having chrome or analogous hard-steelreinforcing means located therein.

32. A heat-treated manganese-steel safe or vault door having chrome oranalogous hardsteel inserts located therein.

33. An unmachineable cast-steel safe or vault door having chrome oranalogous hardsteel inserts located therein during the casting thereof.

34. An unmachineable cast-steel safe or vault door having chrome oranalogous hardsteel inserts located therein and projecting forwardly ofthe surface thereof.

35. A safe or vault body having chrome or analogous hard-steelreinforcing means located therein and projecting forwardly of thesurface thereof.

36. An unmachineable-metal safe or vault body having chrome or analogoushard-steel inserts located therein at intervals around its jamb andprojecting forwardly of the surface of such body.

37 A heat-treated manganese-steel safe or vault body having chrome oranalogous hardsteel inserts located therein at intervals,around its jamband projecting forwardly of the surface of such body. I

38. A safe or vault made up of a plurality of members with its jointprotected by means located in one or both of such members and projectingforwardly thereof.

39. A safe or vault made up of several members with its joint protectedby a plurality of interlocked inserts located in one or both of suchmembers and formed of chrome or analogous hard steel projectingforwardly of the surface of the metal at such joint.

40. A safe or vault body having a portion of its front projecting beyondits door-joint, and protecting-inserts located at intervals in IIS natethe joint-surface at the door, sharply di verging away therefrom at eachside thereof, while the body front, or a part thereof, projects beyondsuch matching surfaces, and thus protects the same and materiallyinterferes with the use of a sledge or analogous tool, forming what maybe termed a depressed joint, since it is within the outer surface of thefront portion of the safe-body adjacent to the door.

In the present structure the wall 20, which merges into the flat surface5 and into the outer forward surface 21, is curved, and this wall ispreferably of an ogee or substantially ogee formation.

Suit-able means may be used when thedoor is a rotary door for lockingthe safe against rotation after it is seated in its jamb; but as thisdoes not constitute a part of my present invention further referencethereto is deemed ui'inecessary.

llaving thus described my invention, 1 claim* 1. A safe or vault bodyhaving at the outer terminus of its 'jainb-surface and contiguous to andaround the same a relatively flat surface beyond which the front of suchbody projects.

A safe or vault body having at the outer terminus of its jamb surfaceand contiguous to and around the same a relatively flat surface beyondwhich the front of such body projects, the wall merging into suchsurface and the forward surface of the projecting front having an ogeeor substantially ogcc formation.

3. A safe or vault body formed of unmachincable metal having a circulardoorway and provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface andcontiguous and around the same with an annular surface located at anangle to the jam b, beyond which the front of the body projects.

4:. A safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal having a circulardoorway and provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface andcontiguous and around the same with an annularground surface square orsubstantially square with such jamb-surface and beyond which the frontofthe body projects.

A safe or vault body having at the outer terminus of its jamb-surfaceand contiguous to and around the same a relatively flat surface beyondwhich the front of such body projects, and a door litting into said jamband having its front surface contiguous to such flat surface flush orsubstantially flush therewith.

(i. safe or vault body formed of unmachinoable metal having a circulardoorway and .provided at the outer terminus of its jambsurface andcontiguous and around the same with an annular ground surface located atan angle to the jamb and beyond which the front of the body projects,and a circular door also formed of umnachineable metal litting into saidjamb and having contiguous to its edge a similar annular surface flushor substantially flush therewith.

T. A safe or vault door having at the outer terminus of itsjoint-surface and contiguous to and around the same a relatively flatsurface beyond which the front of such door projects.

8. A circular safe or vault door formed of unmachincable metal having atthe outer terminus of its joint-surface and contiguous to and around thesame an annular surface located at an angle to the door edge and beyondwhich the front of such door projects.

9. A circular safe or vault door formed of nnmachineable metal having atthe outer terminus of its joint-surface and contiguous to and around thesame an annular ground surface square or substantially square with suchjoint-surface and beyond which the front of such door projects.

10. A safe or vault body having a circular doorway, and a circular doorlitting therein, said door having contiguous to its joint-surface at andaround the outer terminus thereof a relatively flat annular surface andsaid body having its front projecting beyond such flat annular surface.

11. A safe or vault structure comprising a body having a circulardoorway and a door litting therein, said structurehavingaround andcontiguous to the door-joint at the outer terminus thereof a relativelyflat annular surface beyond which the front of the body projects.

12. An integral safe or vault body formed of umnachineable metal havinga circular doorway, and an integral circular door liliewise formed oful'mlachineable metal litting said doorway, said body having at andaround the outer terminus of its jamb-surface an aunular ground surfacelocated at an angle to the jainb and beyond which a front portion ofsuch body materially projects.

13. A safe or vault structure comprising a body and a circular door,said body having its wall adjacent to the door projecting beyond theouter terminus of the joint-surface, and said structure having anannular surface abruptly terminating the joint-surface of the door andlocated within the outer terminus of such projecting wall.

14. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral circulardoor each formed of unmachineable metal, the front wall of said bodyprojecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said body and doorhaving a pair of annular matching surfaces located within the forwardboundary of such front wall, and abruptly terminating the joint-surfaceat the door.

15. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral circulardoor each formed of unmachineable metal, the front wall of said bodyprojecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said body and doorhaving a IIO pair of annular matching surfaces located within theforward boundary of such front wall, and abruptly terminating thejoint-surface at the door, such surfaces being located substantiallyparallel to the plane of the door.

16. A safe or vault comprising a body and a circular door, said bodyhaving its wall adjacent to the door projecting beyond the jointsurfaceof the door, and said door or body having a pair of annular matchingsurfaces abruptly terminating the joint-surface at the front of the safeor vault and within the outer terminus of such projecting wall.

17. A safe or vault body having means located in and formed separatefrom the front thereof adjacent to the door-joint, and projectingforwardly of the surface of such body for reinforcing the same.

18. An integral safe or vault body formed of unmachineable metal andhaving a circular doorway, and reinforcing means located in the frontthereof around the door-joint and formed of a composition of metaldifferent from the metal of which such body is formed and projectingforwardly of the surface of such body to intercept a sledge or analogoustool, thereby to prevent the peening of the metal adjacent to suchjoint.

19. A safe or vault body having a series of inserts located at intervals'in the front thereof adjacent to and around the door-joint andprojecting forwardly of the surface of such body.

20. A safe or vault body having located side by side in the frontthereof around the doorjoint, a series of wedge-shaped insertsprojecting forwardly of the surface of the body.

21. A safe or vault door having reinforcing means located in and formedseparate from the front thereof and adjacent to its edge and projectingforwardly of such door.

22. A safe or vault door having a series of reinforcing devices locatedat intervals in the front thereof adjacent to its edge.

23. A safe or vault door having a series of projecting reinforcingdevices located in the door adjacent to its edge.

24. A circular safe or vault door having a circular series ofwedge-shaped inserts located in the front of such door around andadjacent to its edge.

25. A safe or vault door having a series of reinforcing hard-metalinserts interlocked with the metal of such door at the front thereof.

26. An integral safe or vault door formed of unmachineable metal havinglocated therein at the front thereof reinforcing means formed of acomposition of metal different from the metal composition of which thedoor is formed.

27. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, each having located inthe front thereof around and adjacent to the joint reinforcing means ofa composition of metal different from that of which such body and doorare formed.

28. A safe or vault-comprising an integral body and an integral door,each having located in the front thereof around and adjacent to thedoor-joint, reinforcing means formed of a composition of metal differentfrom that of which such body and door are formed, and projectingrespectively beyond the surfaces of the body and door.

29. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, each having located inthe front thereof around and adjacent to the door-joint, reinforcingmeans comprising a series of wedgeshaped inserts located side by sideand projecting beyond the surfaces of the door and body respectively.

30. A safe or vault comprising an integral body and an integral circulardoor, each formed of unmachineable metal and having interlocked in thefront thereof entirely around and adjacent to the door-joint a series ofprotecting-inserts located at intervals.

31. A safe or vault door having chrome or analogous hard steelreinforcing means located therein.

32. A heat-treated manganese-steel safe or vault door having chrome oranalogoushardsteel inserts located therein.

33. An unmachineable cast-steel safe or vault door having chrome oranalogous hardsteel inserts located therein during the casting thereof.

34:. An unmachineable cast-steel safe or vault door having chrome oranalogous hardsteel inserts located therein and projecting forwardly ofthe surface thereof.

35. A safe or vault body having chrome or analogous hard-steelreinforcing means located therein and projecting forwardly of thesurface thereof.

36. An unmachineable-metal safe or vault body having chrome or analogoushard-steel inserts located therein at intervals around its jamb andprojecting forwardly of the surface of such body.

37 A heat-treated manganese-steel safe or vault body having chrome oranalogoushardsteel inserts located therein at intervals,around its jamband projecting forwardly of the surface of such body.

38. A safe or vault made up of a plurality of members with its jointprotected by means located in one or both of such members and projectingforwardly thereof.

39. A safe or vault made up of several members with its joint protectedbya plurality of interlocked inserts located in one or both of suchmembers and formed of chrome or analogous hard steel projectingforwardly of the surface of the metal at such joint.

&0. A safe or vault body having a portion of its front projecting beyondits door-joint, and protecting-inserts located at intervals in IIO suchprojecting portion and projecting bebeyond the jointsurface of the door,and said yond the same.

it. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the outer contiguoussurfaces of the body and door being substantially flush with each other,said body having a projecting portion extending beyond such meetingsurfaces, and protecting means located therein and projecting beyond thesame and formed of a metal composition different from the metalcomposition of which the body is formed.

A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the outer contiguoussurfaces of the body and door being substantially flush with each other,said body having a projecting portion extending beyond such meetingsurfaces, and protecting means located therein and in the door andprojecting beyond the same and formed of a metal compositicm differentfrom the metal composition of which the body and door are formed.

3. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the outer contiguoussurfaces of the body and door being substantially flush with each other,said body having a projecting por tion extending beyondsuch meetingsurfaces, and protecting means located therein and formed of a metalcomposition ditlerentfrom the metal composition of which the body isformed, and projecting beyond the projecting portion of such body, theinnersurface ofsuch projecting means being in substantial alinement withthe meeting surfaces of said door and body.

H. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the front wall of suchbody projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said door andbody having a pair of annular m atching surfaces abruptly terminatingthe jointsurface at the door, and also having protecting means locatedtherein.

A5. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the front Wall of suchbody projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said door andbody having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating thejointsurface at the door, and also having protecting means locatedtherein, comprising hardmetal inserts located around and adjacent to thedoor-joint.

4:6. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the front wall ofsuch body nojecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said doorand body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminatingthe jointsurface at the door, and also having protecting means locatedtherein, comprising hardmetal inserts located around and adjacent to thedoor-joint, and projecting beyond the surface of the body and doorrespectively.

47. A safe or vault cmnprising a body and a door, the front wall of suchbody projecting door and body having a pair of annular matching surfacesabruptly terminating the jointsurface at the door, said body havingprotecting means located therein and projecting forwardly of such body.

418. A safe or vault con'lprising a body and a door, the front wall ofsuch body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said doorand body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminatingthe jointsurface at the door, said body having protecting means locatedtherein comprising hardmetal inserts interlocked therein and project ingforwardly of such body.

etf). A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the front wall ofsuch body projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said doorand body having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminatingthe jointsurface at the door, said door having protecting means locatedtherein.

50. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door, the front wall of suchbody projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said door andbody having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating thejointsurface at the door, said door having protecting means locatedtherein, comprising hardmetal inserts interlocked therein.

51. A safe or vaultcomprising a body and a door, the front wall of suchbody projecting beyond the joint-surface of the door, and said door andbody having a pair of annular matching surfaces abruptly terminating thejointsurface at the door, said door having protecting means locatedtherein, comprising hardmetal inserts interlocked therein, andprojecting forwardly thereof.

52. A safe or vault body and a door, such body having its frontprojecting beyond the outer terminus of its jamb-surface with its baseterminating in an annular surface at the outer terminus of and at anangle to such jamb-surface and located to be substantially flush withthe contiguous outer surface of the door when the door is closed.

53. A safe or vault comprising a body and a door having at the outerterminus of the doorjoint an annular flat surface located within aprojecting front portion of the door and body.

5%. A safe or vault comprising an unmachineable metal body and anintegral unmachineable metal door having at the outer terminus of the.loorjoint a pair of substantially flush matching annular surfaceslocated within a projecting front portion of the door and body.

\VALTER. BRINTON.

\Vi tnesses:

Jaoon S'rnunnn, A. F. Mona-n.

